Steroids and eye-hand coordination and hitting a baseball

Beenthere, Gloveman posted a report that stated that steroids do help with eyesight and the ability to wait longer and generate batspeed quicker/later. Those things alone, would seem to me to help hand/eye coordination to some degree. It did not save the report. Maybe Glove can repost it if he reads this.

Scientific study done regarding steroids, how they affect the body and contra-indications. Also covers other stimulant enhancers.

It does cover eye-hand coordination...see paragraphs on Creatine

study on Anabolic Steroids

Ram...Read the report...

Both steroids and the creatine section talk about "no scientific data"...re performance.

That was my question: Does anyone know of any proof, specifically for baseball, that steroids or creatine enhance your performance, i.e., specifically improving your eye-hand coordination which helps you hit a baseball?

Beenthere, I agree. If you are a lousy ballplayer and take steroids, you wil be a strong, lousy player after taking roids.

But, if you are an average player that knows how to play, you can get stronger, faster, and quicker. That is a big advantage to someone who wants to go from mediocre to good. jmo

I was under the assumption that besides being able to get bigger and stronger, it aided in a quicker recovery, therefore more workout time and less DL. Is this right or wrong?
Beenthere,
Don't believe there is any such scientific proof.

BeenthereIL
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Just a short reply...I made no assessment since you stated that you didn't want an opinion.

I simply posted it for reading so everyone could draw their own conclusions.

http://www.steroid.com/ginkgo.php

Website for those of us who know very little about the subject other than what is presented in the news media...

Check out the forum for baseball...I had no idea any of this was going on.

Recently saw an interview with a doctor deeply involved with the steroid situation---he stated the biggest problem is that there are no "true scientific" studies on the use of steroids because nobody has actually come out and admitted to using it as well submitting to being studied. The medical profession does not know all the facts on steroids anabolic or otherwise.

A lot had been said about Lyle Alzado dying because of steroid use with the end result being the brain tumor that killed him-- many doctors say that there is no definite link between the steroids and his death.

When you think about it the medical profession does not even know all the facts about the drugs they prescribe so why would they be "up" on steroids


Also saw a show on weightlifters where men who have been using steriods for upwards of 20 years stated that they have had no side effects. And to be honest with they impressed me with the physical shape they were in.

As far as I can see is that steroids #1 aspect is the healing factor and then the body buildup. Weightlifters use such as to be able to rebound and recover from a work out.

I do believe that if you research McGuire's career the only year he played a complete season without injury was the year he broke the record and he was on "andro" that year--andro was legal at that time--the healing process

The way I see it it is all supposition as to the good and bad physical long term results--nobody knows enough to truly state what is the bottom line

As for eye hand coordination that is totally grey area--that is a gift that you are born with--some have it a better degree than others but does steroid use help--who knows ?

Having coached athetes full time professionally for a couple decades...watched opposing players go on the juice and off...am not a scientist...here are some VERY unscientific personal observations...

- Hand eye co-ordination can be significantly improved with specific attention to it, but only to the point of genetic maximum.

- Agree with bighit on this one....Stregnth will definately help with hand-eye, particularly in circumstances where a heavy object (bat) has to be be put into violent/rapid motion in an increasingly small time frame. But Stregnth is only a component and definately not the most critical one. Co-ordination is. But if I have to choose one, give me a hitter with co-ordination over one with simple stregnth any day. Stregnth is an edge not a cause of successful hitters.

- That being said, stregnth in the amounts that are often created by steroids do not necessarily help swings unless they are toned down through stretching.

- Steroids do not necessarily prevent injuries. The bigger unnatural muscles can and do break down tendons, bones....

- Steroids can often create systemic imbalances that hurt a hitters cognitive ability to solve the problems presented at the plate.

Just my personal observations....



"It never ceases to amaze me how many of baseball's wounds are self-inflicted." ~Bill Veeck, The Hustler's Handbook

There is all kinds of data and studies on anabolic steriods. The only thing is that 99% of them were done in the 50's & 60's when almost all of them were first developed (Winstrol which Rafy was caught with went on the market in 1957).

I just wanted to let you all know that I have been placed on steroids for a medical condition.

No change in eye hand coordination,I still continue to hit the wrong keys on the keyboard and, what's worse, still can't see the monitor without my glasses!